Gulf Coast slips by Wolfpack tennis
Published 1:10 pm Thursday, April 3, 2014
PERKINSTON – The Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs slipped by the Co-Lin Wolfpack 5-4 and the No. 21 ranked Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Wolves 8-1 in recent tennis action.
Five out of the nine men’s matches were decided by tiebreakers. In singles action, the Wolfpack won three matches. Dwain Perkins defeated Matt Barlow 6-4, 6-0 at No. 1 singles. Graham Watson defeated DAngelo Vaxter 6-3, 5-7 (10-5) at No. 3 singles. Co-Lin’s Coleman Carraway defeated Tyler Youngblood 6-3, 2-6 (10-8).
Mississippi Gulf Coast took singles wins as Travous Wilson defeated Brock Smith 4-6, 6-2 (5-1) at #2, Bobby Vo defeated Brandon Nettles 6-2, 6-1 at #4, and Josh Johnson defeated Josh Smith 6-1, 5-7 (10-8).
Co-Lin’s only win in doubles action was at No. 1 as Dwain Perkins/Graham Waston defeated Josh Johnson/Travous Wilson 8-6. Gulf Coast won at No. 2 as DAngelo Vaxton/Matt Barlow defeated Co-Lin’s Brock Smith/Josh Smith 8-6, and Tyler Youngblood/Bobby Vo defeated Brandon Nettles/Coleman Carraway 8-9 (3-7).
In women’s action, the Lady Wolves only win came at No. 2 singles as Courtney Watts defeated Kit Chowdhary 6-4, 6-0.
Co-Lin will host Holmes on Friday, April 4, beginning at 1:30 p.m.
MEN: Miss. Gulf Coast 5, Co-Lin 4
Singles:
1. Dwain Perkins (CL) def. Matt Barlow (GC) 6-4, 6-0
2. Travous Wilson (GC) def. Brock Smith (CL) 6-4, 2-6 (10-5)
3. Graham Watson (CL) def. DAngelo Vaxter (GC) 6-3, 5-7 (10-5)
4. Bobby Vo (GC) def. Brandon Nettles (CL) 6-2, 6-1
5. Coleman Carraway (CL) def. Tyler Youngblood (GC) 6-3, 2-6, (10-8)
6. Josh Johnson (GC) def. Josh Smith (CL) 1-6, 7-5 (10-8)
Doubles:
1. Perkins/Watson (CL) def. Johnson/Wilson (GC) 8-6
2. Barlow/Waxter (GC) def. Brock Smith/Josh Smith (CL) 8-6
3. Youngblood/Vo (GC) def. Nettles/Carraway (CL) 8-3
WOMEN: Gulf Coast 8, Co-Lin 1
Singles:
1. Christa Owen (GC) def. Melody Smith (CL) 6-4, 6-0
2. Courtney Watts (CL) def. Kit Chowdhary (GC) 6-4, 6-0
3. Tori Rose (GC) def. Savannah Brister (CL) 6-2, 6-1
4. Brittney Buker (GC) def. Allie Dear (CL) 6-1, 6-0
5. Annissia Johnson (GC) def. Erika Dear (CL) 6-3, 6-1
6. Aliesha Barlow (GC) def. Caroleah Brister (CL) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles:
1. Owen/Chowdhary def. Watts/Smith (CL) 8-3
2. Rose/Buker (GC) def. S.Brister/A. Dear (CL) 8-2
3. Johnson Barlow (GC) def. E. Dear/C. Brister (CL) 8-2